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artista

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “artista” mean in English?

  1. artist

Example sentences

  • Mi prima es artista.

    My cousin is an artist.

  • El artista pinta murales.

    The artist paints murals.

  • La artista expone en el museo.

    The (female) artist exhibits at the museum.

How to use it

Artista means 'artist'. Same form for both genders: el artista / la artista. Plural artistas. Don't try to make it 'artisto/-a'.

Common mistake

Words ending in -ista (artista, dentista, periodista, turista) are gender-invariable: only the article changes. Don't use 'artisto'.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.